守禮

See also: 守礼

Chinese

		to guard	gift; propriety; rite
trad. (守禮)		守	禮
simp. (守礼)		守	礼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shǒulǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄌㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sau² lai⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shǒulǐ [Phonetic: shóulǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄌㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shǒulǐ
    • Wade–Giles: shou³-li³
    • Yale: shǒu-lǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooulii
    • Palladius: шоули (šouli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sau² lai⁵
    • Yale: sáu láih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sau² lai⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: seo² lei⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³⁵ lɐi̯¹³/

Verb

守禮

1. (literary) to follow rules of courtesy; to observe good manners

   一定要守禮！冇得揀！ [Cantonese, trad.]
   一定要守礼！冇得拣！ [Cantonese, simp.]

   jat¹ ding⁶ jiu³ sau² lai⁵! mou⁵ dak¹ gaan²! [Jyutping]

   You must be polite! You have no choice!

Synonyms

• 講禮貌／讲礼貌 (jiǎng lǐmào)
• 有禮／有礼 (yǒulǐ)
• 有禮貌／有礼貌 (yǒulǐmào)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (守禮):

• → Vietnamese: thủ lễ (守禮)